According to the police, the girl, a resident of Kasturba Nagar in Bilaspur town, had been in a relationship with Kaushik since 2009.

Kaushik was a resident of her neighbourhood and after joining the police force, he shifted to Sakri area, they said. The girl had agreed for a physical relationship with the accused as he promised to marry her, they added.

However, she approached police after she came to know that Kaushik got engaged to another woman.

A case under Section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the ASI, they said.